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From This is True for 20 June 2004

Suggestions for further reading:

Security in Computing, 4th Edition
by Charles P. Pfleeger, Shari Lawrence Pfleeger
Amazon Price: $72.80
Customer Review: Mine is second edition (1996). Not sure how much it evolved since then.

I had it because it was required by the class (about 10 years ago). I didn't like it but thought it was my fault for not understanding at that time. Now I know a lit...
 
Your Body Belongs to You
by Cornelia Maude Spelman
Amazon Price: $6.99
Customer Review: I have not read this book yet, but definitely will. I am the mother of two very young children and a psychologist (yes, a real one) who works with school age kids. The reason I am reviewing without reading is to urge others who read the reviews her...
 
How to Be Invisible: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy,...
by J.J. Luna
Amazon Price: $16.49
Customer Review: The advice in this book may work, but you will be known as, "The guy who never gives out his address etc"
You will also be tagged as a crank and a misanthrope.
Unless you enjoy living in isolation, this book will make you more obvious, n...
 
The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security
by Kevin D. Mitnick, William L. Simon
Amazon Price: $11.53
Customer Review: WHILE I FOUND THE BOOK WELL WRITTEN AND INFORMATIVE, I FELT THE SUBJECT MATTER WAS NOT AS FULLY
INFORMATIONAL FOR THE MANAGEMENT CANDIDATE THAT WOULD READ THIS....ESSENTIALLY I FOUND THE EARLY PART
OF THE BOOK TO BE ABOUT DECEPTIVE PRACTI...
 
Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World
by Bruce Schneier
Amazon Price: $12.21
Customer Review: I was expecting Schneier to have penned a more in-depth view of security in modern systems, but this book was a shallow imitation of a number of other security-related texts I have read. If you want a management-level overview then this book will be ...
 

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